There were certainly some top-shelf toys over the years. But while Star Wars toys and Rubik's Cubes are the ones that'll be in the Smithsonian or buried in time capsules, there were a ton of well-loved toys that may have been the second stringers, but were awesome nonetheless.

Best of all -- the toy makers used revolt and disgust as their muses.

And for some reason -- no matter how gross they were -- moms actually allowed them. In fact, you could see moms in the commercials seemingly endorsing them.

While little Billy made his own concoction with the Vomitorium, mom would usually come in his room and make that "Oh, Billy..." look while she rolled her eyes, put his dirty clothes in a basket, and then walked out.

Disgusting toys seemed to hit their peak in the 1980s, but they are timeless in their appeal.

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